In short, with the Xbox 360, Microsoft has proven that it can play the architect, succeeding at the vertical integration game that Apple has traditionally nailed with the Macintosh and iPod.

ENGADGET: Switched On: Pondering PC 3.0

Nothing short of a tectonic transformation in perception of Xbox 360 relative to its competitors.

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This annual rate of less than 10, 000 falls far short of the ministry's goal of doubling the number of company formations to 360, 000 a year by 2006.

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